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Tue, 14 Jun 2022 18:34:04 -0500
Drain cleaning in corporate area to begin this month
The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is expected to begin the cleaning of drains in communities across the municipality before the end of the month. Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, said the undertaking is....

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 17:56:23 -0500
Heightened security presence in Spanish Town following shootings
The security forces have increased their presence in Spanish Town, St Catherine following three separate shootings this afternoon. First, gunmen attacked a man along Cumberland Road in the old capital. Two others were injured in the shooting. All......

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 12:49:04 -0500
Police find bodies along Innswood dirt road
Earlier today, the police discovered the bodies of two men along the Innswood main road in St Catherine. The deceased, who are yet to be identified, were found near a cricket complex that is being constructed along the roadway. It is reported that....

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 13:00:07 -0500
JDF soldier shot dead in St Catherine
Twenty-six-year-old Kemar Dennis, a Jamaica Defence Force soldier was shot dead at his home in the community of Zambia in Central Village, St Catherine earlier today.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 13:14:16 -0500
Suspects in $50 million fraud case arrested
Local authorities have arrested two men they believe are part of a team that stole close to $50 million from a financial institution through a sophisticated cybercrime scheme. The arrests were made during a series of coordinated operations by...

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 13:07:52 -0500
Jamaica Festival Song back on - Grange
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, has announced that the Jamaica 60 Festival Song Competition will go ahead. "What we have done is we have created a narrow window and will come up with 10 songs. I have been...

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 05:03:00 -0500
Judge fumes as alleged victim’s body is missing
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes was left stunned yesterday at the prosecution's admission during the Clansman-One Don trial that there was no supporting evidence from the police to corroborate the alleged murder of a man in 2018 in Spanish Town, St...

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 05:02:56 -0500
‘Wish I could bring him back to life’ - Residents mourn politician killed in crash
Alexander Goffe, a resident of Point Hill in St Catherine, openly wishes that he could bring back late Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillor-caretaker Omar Francis, who was killed in a car crash yesterday in Byles district, Kitson Town, St...

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 05:03:01 -0500
New Kgn & St Andrew Festival Queen wants to preserve local culture
Armed with a burning desire to be a cultural ambassador for Jamaica, it came as a 'no-brainer' for Velonique Bowen to enter this year's staging of the Miss Kingston and St Andrew Festival Queen competition. "Everyone who knows me, knows I love......

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 05:02:48 -0500
Mike McLaughlin remembers first Independence Day fireworks
For many Jamaicans, the happenings of August 6, 1962, are just a tale, one that talks about the Union Jack being lowered for the final time and the Jamaican flag having its inaugural hoisting. As the black, green and gold were raised, so were the.....

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 05:02:53 -0500
St Elizabeth ‘hat lady’ continues mom’s legacy
Following in the footsteps of her now-deceased mother, Althea Heath is taking up the mantle as the 'Grosmond district hat lady'. For several years, Heath's mother, who everyone referred to as Miss Norma, was a vendor on the Negril hip strip in......

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 05:02:49 -0500
CHASE Fund supports Adopt-A-Children’s-Home initiative
The Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund has donated $1.3 million to support the New Kingston Lions Club's Adopt-A-Children's-Home initiative. "We have five children's homes that we are trying to support and two transitional......

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 17:52:43 -0500
Several persons injured in motor vehicle accident in Manchester
Approximately six persons were rushed to the Mandeville Regional Hospital after sustaining injuries in an accident along the Gutters main road in the parish today. According to an eyewitness, at around 3:00 pm, a public passenger Toyota Voxy...

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 15:36:14 -0500
UPDATE: ‘Shab Don’ charged with three counts of murder
Popular music producer Linval Thompson, otherwise called 'Shab Don', has been charged with three counts of murder that occurred on Marl Road, Rose Heights in St James on Wednesday, May 25. Thompson has been charged with the murders of:...

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 15:14:41 -0500
Jamaicans to be recruited for cruise ship jobs
The Ministry of Tourism is looking to tap into the local labour force to identify, recruit and deploy at least 10,000 of 90,000 workers required in the global cruise industry. Portfolio Minister, Edmund Bartlett, says the demand stems from a...

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 15:07:58 -0500
$1.5 mill to replace damaged cables - Flow
Telecommunications Company Flow says it spent $1.5 million dollars repairing and restoring lost service connectivity to its customers over the weekend. Over 5000 customers, including hotels and financial institutions in sections of St Ann and St...

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 14:51:48 -0500
St Ann’s Bay hospital staff to get customer service training
Health Minister Christopher Tufton said there will be additional customer service training for the staff at the St Ann's Bay Regional Hospital, in St Ann. Speaking Friday after a tour of the hospital, Tufton said customer service at hospitals...

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 14:33:40 -0500
Suspected cable thieves arrested in St Ann
A teenage girl and two men were arrested over the weekend, following an investigation surrounding the theft of more than 100 feet of cable, belonging to one of the country's major telecommunications companies. According to the St Ann's...

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 05:03:04 -0500
Jamaica Zoo seeks funds to feed animals
Less than two weeks after been ordered closed, Jamaica Zoo has turned to the public to assist with funds to, among other things, feed and care for its animals. The Lacovia, St Elizabeth-based zoo was ordered closed by the National Environment and....

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 05:03:06 -0500
Denham Town says goodbye to man killed by soldier
Janet Haye has vowed to do everything she can to get justice for her son, Horaine Glenn, who was shot dead in April by a soldier during a confrontation in his yard in Denham Town, Kingston. The grieving mother appeared pale as she paid final...



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